jkcook's Favorites
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus EremobatesObserver
tiwaneDescription
Big mahalo to @damontighe for shining his UV light on this beauty. The round things are likely diverticula of the digestive system, being pushed against its exoskeleton by a load of eggs.
Kudos to @nmcnear for finding this explanation on BugGuide.
Photos / Sounds
What
Grey Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)Observer
medolarkDescription
These guys seem to really like the pool but had to be relocated to a nearby pond because of the noise. Batch 2 as the bucket wasn't big enough to hold 33 jumpy frogges.
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus ChlorociboriaObserver
chrismorseDescription
Vivid blue cup fungi, growing on dead tree in Beech Forest (Red, Silver & Mountain) near Knobs Flat, Eglington Valley.
Photos / Sounds
What
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
mhedinDescription
juniper + lava rock habitat. remarkable animal
Photos / Sounds
What
Io Moth (Automeris io)Observer
anita363Description
Very docile, once they settled down. Tended to drop to the ground if disturbed (perhaps a defense mechanism against bats?), but happy to perch on a finger. Picked this one up and placed on this leaf for a nice photo op. Wingspan 8 cm.
Photos / Sounds
What
Sadocus ingensObserver
micaelaeDescription
Aracnido perteneciente al orden Opilión de la familia Gonyleptidae. Sadocus Ingens, macho.
Photos / Sounds
What
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Observer
watermelonpunchDescription
Robert hand feeding nuthatch at Hendrie Park at Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario Canada
Photos / Sounds
What
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Observer
galloots13Description
Nuthatch vs chickadee
Photos / Sounds
What
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)Observer
mattyfelpDescription
1 pair and several singing males
Photos / Sounds
What
Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)Observer
wendy5Description
A very colorful Violet-green Swallow paused on a picnic table in the campground for a portrait.
Photos / Sounds
What
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)Observer
troydeclanDescription
Kaeng Krachan, Thailand
Photos / Sounds
What
Grootvadersbosch Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion venustum)Observer
tyronepingDescription
[NEW SPECIES]
Bradypodion venustum - Grootvasdersbosch Dwarf Chameleon. From Grootvasdersbosch Forest, Western Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/chameleons/bradypodion-venustum-grootvasdersbosch-dwarf-chameleon/
Photos / Sounds
What
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)Observer
bonesbugsandharmony
Photos / Sounds
Observer
magazhuDescription
Dia 82, un individuo.
Day 82, one individual.
Relacionado con // Related to:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667158
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667199
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667420
Photos / Sounds
What
Waterfall Fountainbush (Psoralea cataracta)Observer
mr_fabDescription
Listed as EXTINCT, last seen 1804
Photos / Sounds
What
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)Observer
snowmanstudiosDescription
PanAmericana 2017 - the image was taken on an overlanding travel from Ushuaia to Anchorage - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on / mehr Aufnahmen auf www.snowmanstudios.de
Photos / Sounds
What
Crimson Jelly (Turritopsis rubra)Observer
tony_willsDescription
This guy was just a wee red blob, but I knew it was something interesting from previous observations from up north :-)
The last image has a scale (mm and 1/2 mm divisions), the bell is about 4mm high.
It can curl up its tentacles so they are just little knobs, which it does when swimming. It can then unfurl those tentacles and drift with them extended.
Photos / Sounds
What
Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)Observer
entomo-logicDescription
Eating a Smith’s Black-headed Snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi)
Photos / Sounds
What
Southwestern Blackhead Snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi)Observer
entomo-logicDescription
Being eaten by Pholcid spider.
Photos / Sounds
What
Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)Observer
tothemaxDescription
Rough Greensnake catching an orbweaver spider. It got close to the web and then stayed there for what felt like 10 minutes (not sure it was waiting to figure out how to catch the spider or because I had disturbed it). After a while, it finally caught the spider and seemed to have no trouble eating it. My first time seeing a wild snake catch its prey!
Photos / Sounds
What
San Clemente Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis ssp. clementae)Observer
serpophaga
Photos / Sounds
What
Genus FriggaObserver
treegrowDescription
Frigga sp. Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán, México.
Photos / Sounds
What
Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)Observer
dongminsungDescription
Confirm?
Photos / Sounds
What
Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Observer
tfandreDescription
Being eaten by a Dark Fishing Spider
Photos / Sounds
What
Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)Observer
jkcookDescription
I think this is the tiniest creature I've photographed so far!
Note: the increments on the ruler in the last photo are 1/32 inch, not 1 millimeter. The spider's body is about 4mm long.
Photos / Sounds
What
Habronattus coecatusObserver
jgw_atxDescription
Beautiful spider - glad to finally find one in the wild and happen to have my camera with me. Somehow I managed to take 20 pictures of this spider and not get a good in-focus dorsal shot :(
It's not obvious in these photos but there is a patch of light/white scales near the base of the chelicerae which matches notes I found on bugguide for H. coecatus.
~4mm. Playing on a picnic table in a neighborhood park.
Photos / Sounds
What
Habronattus fallaxObserver
jgw_atxDescription
~4mm. Got some pretty nice photos of this one. It looks similar to Habronattus fallax but I defer to the experts :)
Photos / Sounds
What
Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)Observer
jkcookDescription
Found by a trail near Big Manitou Falls at Pattison State Park, Wisconsin
Photos / Sounds
What
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Observer
jkcookDescription
A female Ebony Jewelwing that appeared to be laying eggs on a plant right after mating. It let me get pretty close up while it was occupied.
